Nalan Yanran smiled, concealing her embarrassment.
"Um… Yan'er, it's still a long way to Wutan City. If we walked, it would take many days. So, I asked an elder from the sect to give us a ride."
"Oh…"
Yan'er nodded her little head, then looked puzzled. "Then, Sister Yanran, when will your elder arrive?"
"Soon!"
Nalan Yanran's face showed an air of proud confidence.
As she finished speaking…
"Chirp!"
A sharp eagle cry echoed from the distant sky.
Yan'er looked up, hearing the sound.
A huge blue Azure Hawk swept down from the heavens, instantly arriving above them.
"Whoosh~"
With a gentle breeze, the Azure Hawk flapped its wings and slowly descended.
An old man landed on the ground from its back, and when he saw Nalan Yanran, he was somewhat puzzled:
"Yanran, didn't you want to travel with Mo Li on foot? How come…"
"Huh? Where did this little girl come from? Where's Mo Li?"
The old man was dressed in a moon-white robe, a smile plastered across his face, looking full of energy.
His small, beady eyes flashed with a glimmer as he sized up Yan'er, then asked curiously.
Yan'er tilted her little head, also examining the old man who had appeared.
This old man did indeed look like an elder.
He seemed much more reliable than that "Senior Brother" Mo Li.
Of course, the main reason was the shallow moon and the seven star patterns adorning the chest of his robe, which were the most reliable!
A Seven Star Dou Grandmaster!
Yan'er's little head spun.
Based on the patterns worn by Mo Li and Nalan Yanran, she immediately analyzed the old man's strength!
"Uncle Ge Ye."
After Nalan Yanran called out, she turned to Yan'er: "Yan'er, let me introduce you. This is Uncle Ge Ye, an executive from my Misty Cloud Sect."
"Uncle Ge Ye~"
Yan'er called out with a smile on her face.
"Ah~ What a well-behaved little girl!"
Ge Ye smiled in response when he saw such a beautiful and cute little girl calling out to him.
Men… are forever boys!
Although Ge Ye wasn't young.
He still couldn't resist a cute little girl.
This referred to his kind and doting nature, not any sort of evil intent.
Otherwise, Nalan Yanran's teacher wouldn't have entrusted Nalan Yanran to his care.
"Yanran, you haven't answered my question yet!"
After the introductions, Ge Ye pressed again.
Hearing this, Nalan Yanran's expression turned grim: "We just encountered danger, and I..."
"What?"
"You said you were almost captured by mercenaries! Mo Li just ran off without you? And you were saved by her?"
After listening to Nalan Yanran's account, Ge Ye was immediately shocked.
If these words hadn't come from Nalan Yanran herself, he wouldn't have believed it even if he was beaten to death.
A little girl had taken down a group of burly mercenaries! And among them was an Eight Star Dou Practitioner! "That Mo Li bastard!"
Ge Ye, still in shock, clenched his fists in anger, wishing he could devour Mo Li alive: "When we get back to the sect, I'll report this to the Sect Leader and have that Mo family properly punished!"
"Yanran, do you know where that mercenary group came from? What's their name?"
"This..."
Nalan Yanran lowered her head, a little embarrassed: "I don't know. I... I just passed out."
"You, you..."
Ge Ye shook his head helplessly.
"The Sect Leader spoils you too much. You need to go down the mountain and gain some experience in the future."
There was something Ge Ye didn't say.
That was, you're over ten years old, and you're still not as good as a little girl!
"Yanran understands."
After this incident, Nalan Yanran also knew her shortcomings.
Even if she had great talent, blindly cultivating was not the way to go.
If she wanted to become a true powerhouse, relying solely on cultivation was useless!
"Yan'er, do you know?"
Ge Ye's eyes curved into crescents as he asked Yan'er gently.
Yan'er propped her chin with a small hand, recalling:
"I don't know what Mercenary Group they're from, but that big guy seems to be called He Meng, and he's some kind of Third Commander!"
"Good!"
"With this information, it's already enough for my Misty Cloud Sect!"
Ge Ye's eyes lit up as he praised. Then he glanced at Nalan Yanran and shook his head.
Nalan Yanran: (⊙o⊙)??
She understood Ge Ye's "sign language" very well, which was nothing more than:
Look... at her!
Nalan Yanran felt bitter inside, but she couldn't refute it.
Ge Ye looked around and said, "Alright, let Mo Li fend for himself! Let's go to Wutan City."
With that, Ge Ye moved and stood on the Azure Hawk's back.
"Yan'er, let's go up too!"
"Okay~"
With that, Nalan Yanran picked up Yan'er and leaped up.
"Yan'er, you have to sit tight! Yanran, you pay more attention."
Ge Ye turned his head, his old face full of doting instructions.
"Don't worry, Uncle Ge Ye."
Nalan Yanran replied, a sense of being neglected unexpectedly arising within her.
"Chirp!"
With a cry of the Azure Hawk, it unfurled its wings and soared into the sky, disappearing in an instant...
At this moment.
In the forest, a young man covered in blood stumbled out.
He clutched a blood-stained longsword in one hand and held his butt with the other, his face pale and devoid of color, as if he had lost all hope.
"It hurts so much!"
"What a Mercenary Group! You just wait, I, Mo Li, will slaughter every single one of you!"
"Hoo~"
A gust of wind swept past, instantly causing his already weak body to collapse.
"Chirp!"
Mo Li lay on the ground, raising his eyes to look at the familiar figure of the flying magical beast, and painfully stretched out his hand: "Uncle Ge Ye, Uncle Ge Ye..."
But even though he shouted until his throat was hoarse, the Azure Hawk showed no sign of stopping.
Moreover, his shouts not only didn't make the Azure Hawk turn its head, but also attracted the attention of several people who had just woken up! "Good kid! So you're still here!"
Hearing this familiar roar, Mo Li's eyes widened.
He saw He Meng had already arrived in front of him!
"Hic!"
This must be a nightmare!
Mo Li couldn't take the blow and his head drooped, then he passed out.
"Commander, should we kill him?"
The mercenary's big knife was already on Mo Li's neck, asking He Meng for instructions.
"No!"
He Meng's eyes revealed a fierce look:
"We can still use him. Drag him back and let the brothers have some fun!"
"Yes!"
He Meng was burly, but surprisingly perceptive.
He'd seen the Azure Hawk fly past just now.
He knew those were definitely people from the Misty Cloud Sect! Keeping this Mo Li might even be useful as a hostage. If they killed him, they wouldn't have a chance of survival! "Damn, I have to get back to the Mercenary Group quickly and report this to Big Brother..."
On the Azure Hawk.
Yan'er sat there, her big eyes filled with excitement and thrill:
"Wow~ It's so high! It's so beautiful!"
Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye were unmoved by the view.
Because they had been the same way the first time they rode a flying magical beast.
Even more excited than she was!
"Sister Yanran, you just said the person you were betrothed to was a waste, is that why you went to break the engagement?"
Yan'er blinked her bright, lively eyes, asking curiously.
"..."
Nalan Yanran looked at the suddenly composed Yan'er, her face full of astonishment.
This child…
Really is hard to figure out!
"No!"
Nalan Yanran's eyes were resolute as she replied:
"The reason I went to call off the engagement is that I don't want my fate to be controlled by others, not even my elders!"
"Yanran-jie, I completely agree with your decision."
Yan'er spoke with a maturity beyond her years:
"My father said that men other than him are either old geezers or immature brats!"
"Moreover, the one Yanran-jie is betrothed to is a decadent brat!"
Ge Ye's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Old geezer??
Are they talking about me? .........
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